The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1876, Page 8

8 NEW YORK HERALD. SATURDAY, MARCH I, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE COURTS. Progress of the Bleecker Street Rail- road Fight. Charge of Fictitious and Fraudulent Bonds, THE RECEIVER HORS DE COMBAT. Creditors to Ob- Good Faith. 3 1 Penalty of Allowing Drunken Men to Ride on City Cars, The Receiver of the Bleecker Street Railroad Com- pany, Mr. A. 8, Southworth, through his attorneys, Messrs. Sullivan, Kobbé & Fowler, served yesterday on the attorneys for the plaimtiffs, in the foreclosure sult brought against the company on behaif of J. M. Har- lowe, an amended answer. the allegations in the originai, which have already appeared in the Henan, sets up al tions to the effect that a large proportion of the Londs referred to in the complaint in that action are void, fictitious and fraudulentevidences of debt, and are held by the owners thereof with {ull koowledge of such fact; that | on or about the 17th of April, 1860, the State of New York passed an act, entitled “An act to authorize the construction of a railroad in Fourteenth street and in otber s.reets and avenues of the City of New Yor whoreby Stephen R. Roe, John Stewart and others acquired the privileges contained in said act; t the said grantees thereafter—to wit, on or about November 9, 1864—transferred, or pre- tended to transfer, the rights, franchises, privileges and property acquired pursuant to the said act to the said defendant, the Bleecker Street aud Fulton Ferry Railroad Company, for the sum of $900,000 in the stock of the said defendant company, and 434 of the bonds of the defendant company referred to in the complain the Legislature of and the defendant is informed, and believes and charges | to be true, that at the date of the said transfer or pre- tended to the defendant company it was man- aged and controlled by Jacob Sharp and certain persons associated with him—to wit, John T. Conover, Peter B. Sweeny, Hugh Smith, Thurlow Weed, William M. Shardlow and others—all or n ‘ly all of whom had or Protended to have Jarge interests in the said grant; | that said Sharp and others of the dirctors and man- agers of (he said defendant company so gave the said bonds ana the said stock of the said company to the grantees—that is, chiefly to themselyes—upon the un- lawful agreement and understanding that the said bonds and stock should be really trausferred to te said man- gers of the said defendant company and tueir asso- ciates for little or no consideration; that said Jacob Sharp and his associates and others, the managers, un- | dertook to pay for said grant a sum largely in excess of the real value of the property upon agreement that the | $163,000,000 was paid out on proper warrants, leaving Managers and directors aid their asso share in the excess of the bonds and stoc that a large umount of said Londs etill remain in pos: | session of the persons who received them upon | the aforesaid unlawful agreement or are in the | jon of their assigns, with notice of said un. | agreement, and that no consideration has been | paid by such ho ne said bonds therefor, and | they are vyo:d ai yper evidences of debt, and | an ‘accounting ought to be had in respect of such bonds, and they should be adjudged to be delivered up to be cancelled. Immediately succeeding the eervice of this answer the cou! he Receiver were called into Court on an order to show cause why it should not be struck | out, The motion came up forargument before Judge | Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, Mr. Joho moved to pany tacts except his appointment; | that the Receiver had previously served an answer setuing up ne facts he had been allowed by the | Court to set up, and he now proposed to set up facts | interfering with the right of the plaintiff! to presecute | his action. Mr. Robert Ludlow Fowler, who appeared for the Receiver, aud claims that the Su'tis brought in the in- terest of Grtitious bondholders, including Jacob Sharp, John T. Conover and others, opposed the motion. He claimed that the argument of counsel for the motion wae merely aglamour of sophistry, and where he had | used the werd right therein he meant wrong. The | Receiver bad wh himgclf to be a faithful and | efficient officer of the court, who was called upon to protect the rights of cred.tors and stockholders, and | y inteuded to do so, He gave his learned op- ponent notice that avenue remained open the rece.ver we xpose to the end the fraudu- r in which Sharp, Conover and their asso- red the bonds and their interest in the | ery Way endeavor to defeat them in | There had been a traditional fie- 28a pure fountain of justice; but a se on a hypothetical ‘state of facts, with the re conce: would be a pervertion of the maxim. It a proper defence can be brought before the Court, and fraudulent and fictitious bonds be de- clared to be such, the receiver intended to do it, as he felt bound to gee that the Court be not deluded by any » bophistry Judge Donohue decided that the Reeeiver had no right to pu answer and interfere in a litiga- tion whon he was appointed simply to protect the liti- gants, and not parties outside. Mr. Fowler then J fora stay in order to get the opinion of the Genera! Term on the Receiver’s relative right a ties to stockholders and creditors of the road and how far he could set up by answer the fact that the honas were fraudulent, but Judge Donohue re- fused to grant it TERMS OF A COMPOSITION DEED. An important decision has been given by Judge McAdam, of the Marine Court, in the suit of David Stuart ct al. ve. James Wilmore etal, The point in- volved in the decision is that any separate agreeme: by whicn one creditor secures to himself more advai tageoys terms than those secured to the other credi- tors by the terms of a composition deed is void, and the fact that such creditor orally announced his deter- their evil design tion the court trying mination to exact such advantage at a meeting of | creditors does not take the case out of the rule, unless it be affirmatively made to appear by him that all the creditors had knowledge of the fact before they joined This answer, in addition to | | would give him twelve per cont on his moncy, | which was done, | States Commiss diet rendered for the plaintiffs does not accord with these views and must, therefore, be set aside anda new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, THE DRUNKEN CAR PASSENGER. The suit brought by Mortimer Hendricks against the Sixth Avenue Ratlroad Company for $15,000 damag on account of injuries sustained through an assault made upon him while riding in a car of the company by a drunken passenger, the particulars of which have been given in the HeRALD, was completed yesterday before Judge Speir, 6f the Superior Court, Most strenu- ous efforts were made by the counsel for the railroad company to have the .complaint dismissed, there hav- ing been during the progress of the trial no less than three motions to this effect, It was likewise attempted to be shown that the plaintiff was in a conspiracy with the conductor to blackmail the company, which at- tempt met with a signal failure. It was also hinted that the plantif was on intimate terms with the man who assaulted him from the fact of his having pro- | Cured his disebarge from the City Prison shortly atter } his commitment. The explanation of this was that it Was a simple act of clemeney on the part of the plain. solicitations of the wife discharge on the ground ly were left’ in a starving condi- ri m4 | tion in consequence of his being in prison. Mr. Hendricks went even further, aud, be- | fore applying for the discharge, got’ the | employers of the prisoner to sign a paper that they | would take him back in their employ if restored to lib. | erty. A good deal of the day was occupied in summing | up the case. Judge Speir made a brief but perfectly | plain and explicit charge. Its tenor was quite de- | cidedly ip tavor of the company, he holding that it | must be shown that the assault’ was of a dangerous | character belore damages could be rocovered. He cited | the killing of Putnam by Foster and pointed out the | application of the rulings in that case to the present | suit. The jury were oub very nearly two hours, when the brofrgiit in a verdict for $1,000 in favor of the plaintiti, | Iv turned out that all the jury, excepting one, on the first going out were in favor of giving damages, One thought that $5,000 was none too much under the cir- | cumstances and from this amount figures ran down to ; Josser sums, The juror who was opposed to giving | dainage. rather inclined to give some credence to the charge of conspiracy, whereas the $5,000 man | said he would stay out all night unless a verdict for | tis sum was given. Ag usual, however, a compromise | verdict was agreed upon and as usual the company ap- | peated. The probability ig, this case being an im- portant precedent, that it will finally have to be adjudi- cated upon by the Court of Appeals. INTEREST ON CITY DEPOSITS. The old suits brought by the city against the Tenth | National Bank and the Broadway National Bunk to re- cover interest on city deposits seem to be endowed | with a marvetlous longevity. All of yesterday morning | was occupied by the Supreme Court, General Term, in | hearing an argament in the two cases, Messrs. J. C. | Carter and Simon Sterne appearing on bebalf of the city and ex-Judge Emott and Mr. Henry H, Andergon | Tepresenting the bank. So frequently have the facts of | the case been given in the Henaxp that it is unneces- | sary to go over them all in detail, On May 2, 1870, the | Tenth National Bank was selected as one of the depgsi- | tories of the city funds upon an agreement that the bank shouid pay on such deposits four per cent inter- est, such agreeinent to continue in force till May 1, 1873. Tue terest was paid till December 1, 1871.” It | ts claimed by the city that the general deposits of the | city amounted to $4,400,000 and the — special | deposits to $7,660,005 42; ‘that the bank paid | on city warrants’ $10,700,000, and that the | bank is now indebted’ to’ the city, melding | on deposits $351,608 42, In the case of the Broadway | Bank the city claims interest from May 1, 1868, The total of county moneys from time to tinie deposited in | the bank is given ‘as $169,000,000, of which sum an alleged balance due of $6,504,000, Which sum, it is claimed, was paid on forged or fraudulent warrants. In both ‘suits orders were granted at the Special Term for bills of particulars. Substantially the same argu- mont was made in each case and was a repetition of that made at the Special Term. At the conclusion of the argument the Court took the papers, recerving its decision, HOW HE INVESTED HIS MONEY. Mr. John Leslie gave to Mr. Scott A. McKenzie $2,500- to invest for lim at twelve percent. He was told by Mr. McKenzie that it would be usury to makean in- vestment at this rate of interest, but that securities might be purchased ina legal and proper way which Les. lio was satisiied, but insisted on Mr. McKenzie giving hima bond to invert the money at twelve per cent, Mr. Leslie’s wife, however, became dissatistied with tho arrangement, and prevailed upon her husband to make ademand on McKenzie for the money, and the latter was unable to pay, having in- vested the greater part of it as requested. Mr, Leslie thereupon took out an order of arrest against McKen- zic, and the latter's counsel, Mr Chauncey Shaffer, yes- | terda¥ moved for his discharge before Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers. The Court granted the motion on coudition that tho prisoner give a bond for the money at an interest of seven per cont, Mr. | Shaffer consented to this, but said unless amends were made to his client for the arrest ne would resist Les- lie’s claim on the ground of usury. * TWO DROMIOS IN THE FIELD. James McKay, a seaman, was brought before United ner Betts yesterday to show what manner of man he was, Some time ago prize money | was awarded to James McKay, seaman on the Niagara from 1863 to 1865, and he was notified by advertise- ment to appear and claim it, An individaal appeared, made the necessary affidavits of identity and got the money, Subsequently the real James McKay turned up, aid the man who had drawn the money was ar- rested, When arraigned the prisoner gave bis name as James McKay, and claimed that he was also a cea- | anan on the Niagara from 1859 to 1862, and that when he saw the-advertisement be supposed be was the per- | Son wanted and that the money was for himself, As he appeared honest the Commissioner allowed him to go on his own recognizance, to appear a week from to- day for further examination, “PIQUE” IN COURT. Mr. Augustin Daly has brought uit in the Superior Court against the proprietors of the Family Story | Paper to restrain the publication by them of a story entitled “Married for Piqno, or the Stolen Child,” which, it is claimed, is an infringement upon the rights of the plaintiff as the author of the play called “Pique.” The case was adjourned ta enable the defendants to preparepapers in opposition. It is said that they will show that Mr. Daly did not originate the play, but that | he has substantially copied it from other published | books, Mr. 8. H. Olin appears for Mr. Daly, and ex- Judge Cardozo and Richard Newcomb represent the defendants, TOM FIELDS' BONDSMAN. An application was made before Judge Lawrence in the execation of the deed. The following is the opinion embodying the decision:— Fox & Wilmore, the makers of the note in suit, by business misfortunes became unable to meet their lia- bihtios as they matured, and applied to thetr creditor for an extension of time to pay their respective de- mands, A meeting of creditors was held, which resulted quired time should be given, bx accepting for the amount of their respective demands the debtors’ notes, payat nine equal parts, at three, four, five, six, Keven, eight, nine, len aud eleven months, bearing in? terest. A Composition deed was sheretpon drawn expressing zrectnent in legal form, The plaintifis declined i the composition deed unless the debtors prooured the indorsement of James Wilmore | (the to the The delivered to mated the ar rofthe Junior member of the debtors’ firm) | otes the plaintiffs were entitled to receive. | ment wat obtained and the notes were he plaintiff’, who thereupon consum- ngement by joining inthe execution of the ec ndeed. The present action is brought | upon of the notes 80 obtuined, and the indorser, | who alone dofends the action, claims that under the cireums#tances he 8 not liable upon bis indorse- | ment. The rule is that any separate agree. | meut by one creditor “securcs to him- | self more advantageous terms than to the other cred yy the terms of the composition | deed, operates as upon them, and is void upon that that euch ab agreement te equally | void, whether made before or after all the other credi- | tors have signed (Permieo va, Higgias, 12 Abb. Pr. a3 those secured | Gilmour vs, Thompson, 4@ How. Pr. 198, and cases cite: To obviate this general rule, Mr. Sperry, the planutitfe’ agont, testified that he publicly aunounced at the ’ meeting that the piainti? would not debtors’ notes untogs the elder Wilmore ine hem, and upon this testimony the plaintiffs upon the trial that the notes received by them were indorsed and denvered 1p conformity with this alieged announcement, This announcement would have protected the pi: {fe if they bad not afterward executed the comp mn ceed, and tp that ®ay became subecrivers 16 \ts\erms, So serupulous are courte in compelling creditors to the observance of good faith toward one another jn cases of this kind that amy fecuri!y better that that which is common to all, if WHkNOWL at the time to the other creditors, is void and inoperative (Nelson Ch. J. Russeli vs Rogers, 10 Wend, 7S), and if the absence of any proof of such knowledge art of the other creditors it must, upon ‘on Jucksov, 15 Ves, 62)” This presump- Hon cannot be said to have been overcome by the proof of the alleged announcement, in view of the fact that two of the creditors who were present at the mecting, beeides denying ail knowledge of the separate under- stawding, swear that no such announcement was ever made in their prosence and heuring, and im addition to this contliot |s the improbabtiity that all the other creditors, with claims equally moritorioug, should bave consented to the extension without security, with knowledge that the pfaint ffs, upon mere demand, were being fully secured by what wax regarded as a reepon- bible ndorsement greemeuts for composition with © the strictest good faith; all must be must be frowned down by courte of JBsBiice. £0 as Lo Nuke deception impossible, The ver- ‘2 a mutual understanding that tne re- | , be presumed that they did not know | \l all overreaching which has the ap. | | yesterday to open the judgment in the case of tho | Mutual Life Insurance Company against Thomas ©, | Fields and others to foreclose a mortgage 80 as to allow William H. Florence to come in and defend. Fiorence keeps the hotel at Macomb’s Dam, and when | Fields was arrested by the city he became his bonds- | man and was obliged 10 mortgage his property to moet | his bond, which was prosecuted against him alter Fields’ escape. Judge Lawrence took the papers for examination, THE THIRD AVENUE BANK. ‘The adjourned examination in the case of Thompson |W. Decker came up at Fifty-seventh street Police Court yesterday. The last hearing was in reference to the point raisod by Mr. Clinton, that the recent law of 1875 repealed the law of 1857, under Which the com- plaint was found. The Court then ruled against Mr. Clinton, and he was ‘to decide yesterday whether he should go on with the examination or waive any further hearing. When the case was called yesterday Mr. Clinton said he did not intend to rest this case upon any technicality, but wanted it tried on its own merits, Mr. Decker was given the office of trustee un. solicited on bis part and without his consent; he did | not make a wilfully false statement, nor even lend bis assistance toward perpetrating those great frauds; | that he made no statement that he did not believe to | literally trae, and that he never received a dollar for his services, simply rendering them gratuitously toward aiding the bank and its depositors, Judge Daffy said:—1 am very glad to know that at Jeast there is one man who will make astand, and leave his record to the world, Of all those implicated in these charges 1 think, from the evidence, so far as I hove read it, that Mr. Decker was the least guilty of the officers of the bank. I hold that other parties, not only Violated the law in relation to the making of re- ports to the Bank Superintendent, but also mon | feient, jaw appertaining o perjury, and I conaa | ‘ Hunken and another ye. Boorman.—See memoran- that they committed wiitul ‘perjury in kin om. | false reports of the” allaire of the "banks | Van Veckgen va, Johnson ot ql. —Order signed, The subsequently remarked that he By Judge Lawrence. hag was sorry the District Attorney had not raised that point in reference to the common law, before Judge estbrook, for the reason that if Judge Weetbrook | considered it in that light he would have hesitated to discharge the accused bank officors who had screened | themeelves behind his opinion. Mr, Decker's cage was set down for examination on Monday, the 20th, at three o'glock P.M. An wpplication will be made'to- day to“Judge Dafly for warrants against two of the | persons released on Thursday by Judge Westbrook’s ruling. The complaints on which the warrauts will be | based are to be carefully drawn up, and will be | mado by certain depositors of the Third Avenue Bank. The specific charge is to be that of false pre- tences, the officials alluded to having induced the | depositors to place their money in the bank by false | representations concerning the condition of the bank, backed up wh a falsified report to the Bank Superim- tendent. 1p a conversation yesterday with Mr. McDon- ald, Mr. Hall, the foreman of the Grand Jury, said he was most anxious that the Die Attorney should submit the evidence in the Third swonue Bomt asco . once, and it would be given preference before all other matters. Since the ruling of Judge Westbrook Mr. Phelps is represented to have sata that he did not think he had the right under that decision to pi apy further im the matter, ) THE CHECK RAISING CASE. The examination of the case of James Bowen, alias William Miller, the alleged check raiser, was resumed yesterday afternoon before United States Commissioner Winslow. William McLaughlin, a clerk of the Albany County Bank, testified that the cheek shown him was issued to James Bowen, the original payee, as being for the face value of $20, and tnit it had been raised to $875; the amount paid for the original draft on the German, American Bank of New York was $20 15; the amount as now exbibited on the original check is not filied in in the handwriting of any person in the bank. Mr F. F Marbury appeared before the Commis- sioners in behalf of the British Consul General, Mr. Archibald, and presented a mandato from the State De- partment at Washington, issued in accordance with the request of Sir Edward Thornton, British Minister, directing the evidence of the criminality of the accused to be taken and certified to the State, ir. bury, growing weary of the many impediments thrown in the’ ‘Way of progress in the forin of objections and excep- tions on the part of the counsel for the prisoner, ap- pealed to the Commissioner to simplify the tovestiga- tion, say.ng that this was mercly a preliminary iaquiry for. the purpose of ascertaining ‘Whether the evidence would admit of the accused being held for trial. Much time had already been lost by exceptions, whereas the same minuteness of detail should only be tolerated on a rogalar trial before a jury. He thought that there was suflicient and adequate evidence already of the guilt of the accused, Commissioncr Winslow said that he regarded it as proper, for the beter understanding of the Secretary of State, to note objections and exceptions of couasel to points of evidence, and he would take them. Witness, continuing, —No other dratt bear ing the samo number, 7, the bank; all drafts bear successive numbers; not now’ identify James Bowen as the person who drew the draft; io Bowen had an account thero. George D. Cooner, cashier of the German-American Bank, testified that that fnetitution had an account with the Albany County Bank; the check shown him had come to that Danis theca, the regular course of exchange for payment, and there the forged characier of the latter was detected, and it was therefore re- turned. Witness could not tell how he detected that it was fraudulent, but he knew there was something wrong With it; it was then discovered it was ad- vised to them as $20, Sergeant McManus testified that when he arrested the prisoner he found in his possession a pocketbook, containing $849, a $20 gold piece, a $2 50 gold piece and some Canadian smaller coin; also acheck for $150; found five letters to various persons, sealed and directed, These letters wore offered *in evidence, and Assistant District Attorney Hoxie claimed that the Court had a right to open them. Counsel for defence objected, but said that the prisoner bad no objection to their being opened. Mr, Marbury they might be opening up an extensive banking bi in the Western country. The Court declined to direct the witness to open the letters, though requested by Mr. Hoxie to do so, The money Was in various bank bills, from $1 up to $100. The bills were in United § money. A memoran- dum was offered in evidence in relation to dratts re- ferring to the Albany County and German-American banks. At this point the examination was adjourned till two o’clock P, M. to-day. ALLEGED COTTON CLAIM FRAUDS, Augustine R. McDonald, who was arrested by the Under Sheriff of Kings county, in Brooklyn, two weeks ago, ona requisition from the Governor of Arkansas, was taken bofore the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Judge Gilbert, yesterday, on a writ of habeas corpus issued on application of his counsel. The offence of which the defendant ix accused 1s suborna- tion of perjury, to procure $200,000 for cotton alleged to have been destroyed by the federal troops in Arkan- sas, sicDonald denies the accusation and asserts that he is the victim of a foul conspiracy. Yesterday his counsel asked for an adjournment, and the Court took the papers and adjourned the case till Monday morning THE NICKEL COUNTERFEITERS. John and Thomas Loughéry, the counterfeiters of five cent nickel pieces, who were convicted before the United States Court in December last, and who subse- quently broke jailand were recaptured, were yester- day sentenced to the Albany State Prison for two years and six months and fined $500 each. The prisoners, it will be remembered, were engaged with one Philip Lewiniski, who is now undergoing imprisonment at the Albany Penitentiary, in counterfeiting nickel five ina stable on Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn, rs months prior to their arrest 31, 1875, in New York, They had employ a German dio sinker and one August Taurburt, who had no knowl- © English language. This man was sworn to in their engraver, edge of th secresy, and was told that he was employed to make coin for the government. The nickels were excellent imitations, deceiving even cxperts at the United States. Mint. The metal was superior and the stamp very well marked. It is said that at one time when they learned, carly in the spring of 1875, that the mint was about to issue a large amount of nickel coin, they caused to be circulated $30,000 worth of the spurious pieces throughout the country, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Suit wascommenced in. the United States District Court, before Judge Blatchford, yesterday, by the United States against the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, to recover $300,000 alleged to be due as unpaid taxes. ‘A motion was argued at some length yesterday, be- fore Judge Van Brunt, at Special Term of the Court of Common Pleas, to consolidate several suits for alleged libel brought by the Graphic against the New York Times. Judgo Van Brunt took the papers. An argument on the motions to confirm the reports of the Commissioners of Estimate and Apportionment for opening 11st street from Ninth avenue to Harlem River, and 110th street west of Eighth avenue wag, yesterday, adjourned by Judge Donohue till the 20th inst. ‘A similar motion to open Tenth avenue from the river wag adjourned till the 23d. The case of D. K. Olney Winter, indicted for robbing registered letters in the Rondout (N. Y.) Post Office, cape up in tho United States Circuit Court, before Judge Benedict, yesterday, on a motion to quash the indictment because the initials ‘‘D. K.’’ had been used iustead of the Chrishian name, “Danforth,” Decision was reserved. Samuel Kirkputrick, accused of stealing two bags of sugar from the brig Fanny, lying in the stream, w: caught by a policoman and turned over to Deputy Col- lector Prelps, who seized the sugar. United States Commissioner Shields yesterday beld the prisoner in | $2,000 bail to answer the charge of smuggling. Betore Judge Gildersieeve, in the Court of General Sessions, yesterday, ten persons pleaded guilty to bur- glary or larceny ané one to acharge of assault. They were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from three months in the Penitentiary to two and a half years in State Prison, Inthe case of Herman Funch, assignee otf General Sturne, in the suit brought py the latter against the New York Mutual Insurance Company, Judge Curt! holding Superior Court, Special Term, appointed ye: terday a Tommission to examine Spencer Petts, the noted forger, pow in the Massachusetts State Prison. Itis claimed that it can be proven by Pettis that he forged some of the papers forming the basis of the present suit, which, as is well known, is brought to recover insurance on a vessel and cargo of arms lost in | the Gulf of Mexico during thy, French invasion of | Mexico. Mrs. Ann BE, Hays obtained ‘yesterday in a trial be- fore Judge Van Vorst, holding Suprome Court, Cireuit, a verdict for $5,000 against the city on account of the death of her husband irom an awning fallimg upon hit | at the corner of 125th street and Fourth avenue. Mr. H. Hume, a brother-in-law of the deceased, who was seriously Injured at the time, recently, as will be re- membered, obtained verdict against the city for $15,000. ‘The stipulation ot the Corporation Counsel was that the suit of Mrs, Hays should abide the result of the latter suit. Mr. Whitney, the present Corpora. tion Counsel, ingisted that his predecessor had no right to make the stipulation referred to, but Jadge Van Vorst thought otherwise, hud directed a verdiet for the full amount claimed. F DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT— CHAMBERS. By Judge Donohue. Matter of New York Lite Insurance and Trust Com- any, &e.; Matter of Lawrence et al.; Lauer vs Poues; Brininghausen vs. Brininghausen; Booth vs Kitchen; Garey vs. Garey et al.—Granted. The Matual Life Insaranee Company vs. T:ask.—Do- nied, without costs, Dewy vs. Corn Exchange Insurance Com; Seems to be one consenting but the party who ks the order and no notice to any one of the appitcation, Crosswoll vs. Ray.—Motion denied, with costs. Rosenshein vs, Rosenshein.—Motion denied, without ; costs. Manbattan Telegraph Company vs. Cheeter.—Motion denied, Memorandum Andrews vs New York Match Company.—Order | granted. Memorandum. Napesteck vs. Napesteck.—Proof of identity not suf. Cobb vs. Burger. —Granted, Matter of the Guardian Savings Institution.—As the | referee finds that there does a) ir to bave been a necessity for the copying, I think that the petitioner is not entitied to be paid for that out of the fands in the hands of the recoiver. In other respects the report is coniirmeds SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. x Judge Donohue. Vanderpoe! vs. White tt al.—Findings signed, By Judge Van Vorat. Brown ys. Cromien et Jackson et al. vs. Cler- gill, —Pindings signed. Herasson vs. Worth et al.—Complaint dismissed, Opinion, SUPERION COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Curtis, i hae hm vs. Schuster,—Reference ordered to take proofs, Fanke ot al. ve, New York Mutual Insurance et al.— | was signed by the committee of arrangements for the | right | ceed | down First | and other officials; up Broadway to Union square, Motion for commiceian oranted Starm vs, Williams.—Motion to open plaintiffs de- fault granted on terms as per memorandum. well vs. Mangam et al.—Order granted and re- port of referee contirmed. Inar 6t al, ve. Hanover National Bank of the city of York.—Commission ordered. ala vs, Pitts.—Bond peor. ly vs. Byrne.—Motion that answer be made more definite, &c., granted as per memorandum, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Brunt. Zimmerman ys. Schaffer.—Motion granted, with $10 costs of motion. Cohen vs. Freedman,—Motion denied, in case plain- tu pays $10, costs of motion, Miller vs. Sims.—Reference ordéred. Bernstein va. Jackson.—Answer of the defendant must be made more deiinite. * MARINE COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge McAdam. ‘The National Toy Company ys. Dobbins; Walker vs. Lancaster; Sweeney vs, Phillips; Walton vs. Clap; Platt vs, Hatton; Tho German Exchange Bank Y Beckel; Bellows ys. Conner; Leiks vs. Peters.—Mo- tions to advance causes granted. ¢ Reed vs. Couner.—Order setaside without costs, Carpenter vs, Wood,—Order appointing W. J. Lacey referee, Mills ve. Cahill, —Motion to strike out complaint, &«,, granted. Meyers vs. Passeger.—Motion for judgment granted, Brannigan va. Donnelly.—Motions granted, Milmers Harteau,—Motion denied, with $10 costa. Tennent vs. Powers, —Atlachment ordered, Cody va, Farretl,— Motion deniod. Wasslce vs. Schuekenburger; Metzinger vs, Welde.— Motions granted. Simon vs. Dale, —Motion denied. By Judge Sheridan. Dingee ve. Buckmaster; Black vs. Frost; Beck vs Miers.—Orders entered, FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. Bofore Judge Duty, THE WRONG POCKETBOOK. Mary Bliss, No. 501 West Thirty-fifth street, charged Delia Comisky and Mary Lennon with the larceny ot Mrs, Bliss found a pocketbook which the defend- ants claimed to be theirs™ She gave her own, contain- ing 824, by mistake, instead of the one she found. When they returned it the money was not init, They were held for trial, though professing their innocence, WOULD NOT PAY MER BOARD, Mrs, Henrietta A. Geyer, proprietress of the Maison Richelieu, in Lexington avenue, asked for a warrant for the arrest of Annie Klacy, who had been a boarder and has refused to pay her bill, amounting to $88. The complainant alleged that the kecused lady had ob- tained board to the extent mentioned under fale rep- resentationg, The Court refused a warrant, but granted a summons. NEW JERSEYS DISHONEST TREAS- URER. CONCLUSION OF THE TRIAL OF SOOY—THE JURY CONVICT HIM OF EMBEZZLEMENT, WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO MERCY. Trento, N. J., March 10, 1876. The trial of Josephus Sooy, Jr., ex-State Tronsurer, on the charge of embezzling $44,116 32, State funds, was concluded here this evening. In the forcnoon Messrs. J. L, N. Stratton and vohn P. Stockton suinmed up the ease for the defence. They were followed by Attorney General Van Atta, who concluded the case for the State, Chief Justice Beasly then charged the jury. His charge was considered to be against the prizoner, He reviewed the evidence carefuliy. The jury tnen retired, and after being out two hours brought ina verdict of guilty in the manner charged in the indictment, with a recoinmendation to merey. {t is probable that counsel for the defence will move for an arrest of judgment on the ground of exceptions having been taken tothe Judge's charge. The pris- oner will be brought up for eentence’on Monday next. The punishment for the crime is imprisonment not ex- cceding five years in the State Prison and a fine of $5,000, or botli, at the discretion of the Court Sooy is sixty-seven years of age, A POLICE SURGEON ON TRIAL. DR. M'DONNELL ACCUSED OF INTOXICATION AND INSUBORDINATION—VERY CONTRADICTORY EVI- DENCE. + Police Surgeon McDonnell was arraigned yesterday before Commissioner Erhardt on the complaint of Chief Surgeon Henry, charging him with being under the influence of liquor while in the discharge of hig duty. The specifications set forth that on the 15th of February last Surgeon McDonnell was engaged in ex- amining candidates for appointment on the force in the surgeon's room, at the Central Office, in company with Surgeons Stiner ond Clements and Chief Surgeon. Henry; that on boing directed by the Chiet Surgeon to make a particular examination he became insubordi- pate and made use of language to his superior deroga- tory to the latter's position ; that ke showed signs of intoxication, The complainant took the stand and swore to the truth ofthe specifications. He had de- tected the smell of hiquor in Surgeon McDonnell’s breath and believed him to be under the intluence of liquor, For the defendant Dra. Stincr and Clements wero sworn and testified that they were present at the ex- amination in question and saw the defendant there, but could not say that he was under the influence of liquor. Peter Thompson, stenographer to the Board, testified that he had held a lengthy conversation with the de- fendant on the day mentioned mmediately prior to the defendant entering the examination room. The wit- ness was positive that the defendant was not intoxi- cated at that time. In answer to the question by Chief Surgeon Henry whether the defendant might not have been intoxicated at the time aud the witness be not aware of the fact, the latier replied that the con- versation referred to was of such length that he would surely nave detected signs of intoxication had the sur- geon been under the influence of liquor. After the hearing of some farther testimony to the same effect the case was declared closed and referred to the full Board for jadgment. The defendant is the oldest surgeon in the depart- ment, having served for twenty six years. UNITED STATES SHIPPING LAW. The Committee on Commerce and Navigation to the Now York Chamber of Commerce, to which was re- ferred certain resolutions which tended to sustain the Shipping law of 1872, has made a report, signed by Mesera. James W. Elwell, William H. Guion and Gustav Schwab. The committee concludes that the b:ll now defore the House of Kepresentatives to repeal the Shipping act of June 7, 1872, should not be passed, notwithstanding the desire of the sailors, RUBENSTEIN’S SORROW, Yesterday Pesach N. Rabenstein observed the Feast of Purim with such fidelity to ceremony as the facilities | of his cell in the Raymond Street Jail would permit, He read from the Book of Esther from sunrise till ten: o'clock in the morping, when he took a breathing epell for refrosliments for the inner man, Later in the day his elder brother Jacob visited Lim and had a conversa- tion inGerman in the presence of the keeper. The prisoner inquired eagerly as to what the lawvers were doing in his bebalf, and was told. He then inquires “Will it do any good?” The brother said he was afrai not, and that he would not offer him any hope. Ruben- | stein then asked, “Will 1 not ed a chance to prove my innocence? Jacob shook his head, and told the unfortunate man to put his trust in God. When his brother had departed Pesach threw himself on the oor A MIXED CASE. Mrs. Ann Howard, the wife of Patrick Howard, of No, 244 East Filty-tifth street, who was beaten on Tuegday evening by the young man, John Wynne, denies that she made a complaint against her husband in a police court. She admits that her husband was temporarily crazed, having drank some liquor, and that he threw a cup at her, but she declares that young Wynve had no cause to assault him so brutally, either one proceeding from a chivalric motive to save her a m ba ction | toward himself. Howard is now in Bellevue Hospital | in a very dangerous condition, but his assailant, Wynne, hae not yet been arrested. Sf. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE. At the regular meeting of tne Police Board, held yes- terday, a delegation of Irishmen interested in the proper observance of the anniversary of the natal day of Ire- lan.i’s patron saiut presented a petition for permission to parade, giving the route laid down, The petition procession, Commissioner Voorhis offered a resolation that the matier be referrod to the Superintendent, to make the necessary arrangements under the legal restrictions for rocessions, The resolution was adopted, The follow- Ing is the line of march :— he procession will form on Second avenue, the resting on Twenty-third street, and across Twenty-third street to First avenue, avenue to Second street; across street to the Bowery, down the Bowery across Canal to Centre, down Centre to the of the City Hall Park; through the park, jewed by the Mayor Second to Car east gal where the procession will be ri round Washington's monutnent, across Fourteenth firect to Ninth ayenae, up Ninth avenue to Thirty- sevonth street, across Thirty-seventh strect to Madison avenue, down Madison avenue to Twenty-fourth etreet, across Twenty-fourth street to Fourth avenue, down | Fourth avenue to Uniomsquare, where the procession | will broak up. The heads of the various departments of the city goverimedt will receive jmyilations to review the parade, | deserted during the past week. A — A NEW SWINDLE EXPOSED. THE FRAUDS PERPETRATED BY MEANS OF AMERI- CAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH MESSENGERS. Everybody knows what a great public convenience the American District Telegraph is, with its army of messenger boys; but it appears tbat clever rogues and swindlers have commenced to utilize it for purposes of fraud, A HERALD writer yesterday had an interview with Mr. E. W. Andrews, the President of the com- pany, whose office is at No. 62 Broadway, and elicited he following important and startling particulars:—~ “These swindles haye been going on for some time,”? tsaid Mr. Audrews. ‘Some of the rascals have been arrested, and oue of them is now serving out a term in the State Prison; yet the frauds are of so ingenious a character (hat it is time the public should be warned against them. A short time since a well-dressed man entered one of our branch offices at Twenty-ninth street and Broadway, opposite the Gilsey House, and desired a messenger boy to take an order for coal to a dealer with his check to pay for the same. The note written ordering the coal was something like this:— at New Yous, — —, 1876. RTT EO ‘—Please send two tons of coal to way, NO. — Jew Ners. Herewith find our check for $20 for payment of the same. Not knowing the exact Amount you charge, you will please return change if any is due, with the receipied bill, by the boy. Yours, Mei G The telegraph boy duly ordered the coal at the office indicated, and brought to the man the receipted bill lor the coal, as well as the change dne—about $5. Of course the jewelry firm indicated had ordered no coal, the check the coal dealers received was bogus, and the olever confidence man bad been successful. [tis true he only received a smal) sum, but the pertection of his roguish mgenuity was demonstrated. The next operation which came under the notice of he officers oi the telegraph company was the follow- ng: Pulverten & Brown, advertising agents, in Broad- way, near Thirtieth street, received orders by a Dis- trict Telegraph boy to insert in three newspapers, Herat, Tribune and Times, an udvertisement of the Steinway Company’s pianos, This order was accompa nied by a check purporting to be drawn by the firm for $32, with a request that the difference, of any, should be returned to the Messrs, Steinway by the boy. The wily confidence man was, however, deprived of the ready cash ip this inatance from the fact the advertis- ing agents sent back a check for the difference—about $17--drawn to the order of the Messrs. Steinway, but it is probable ere this the check has been used in some way with a forged indorsement by the adroit swindler. Another case coming to the notice of the company is ono where the name of Mr. George Leland, of the Stur- tevant House, was used, An order was’ sent to the treasurer of a certain bal! committee—an entertain- ment was to be given at the Academy of Mustc— and a check was sent to subscribe for a Lox for the occasion, but of course for a larger umount than the price fixed by the committee. The rascal wus successiul in this petty swindle. But perhaps the most cunning of all ttm devices ot the swindler remainstobe told, Tuc scoundrel entered a cigar store on Broadway some time since and looked over the chgice stock of Havanas. He then eaid to the storekeeper, “I sce you have a District Telegraph instrument hero; will you please call a boy?” The man complied, and in a few moments a breathless mea- senger obeyed the summons. ‘Now I want a box of cigars for my brother; 1 do not know the exact color he likes, these seem too light, and these again”—indi- cating avother lot—too dark. Send both boxes to his residence, at No, — Fourteenth street, and he will pay for the box he prefers and return the other.” The willing shopkeeper obeyed, The boy wus instructed to collect, and departed on hig errand. He found a so- ciable sort of gentleman on the steps of the house in dicated, appareatly waiting for him. ‘Ah! you have my cigars,'’ said the man, interrogatively. “Yes” was the answer of the unsuspecting messenger lad, handing him the packages and the bill. ‘But where {5 the brandy,” was the demand. “I huve none,” rephed the boy. “They were to send the brandy, too, Go back and get it and I will pay all together The boy departed and so did the man with the cigars. About three months since the Manufacturers ana Traders’ Bank of Greenpoint, Long Island, was swindled through a District Telegraph messenger by cashing two forged euecks, one for over $200, sent by aman from one of the district offices. The first was sent from the branch No. 516 Broadway and the last from No, 689 Broadway, The checks were forged and the boy, familiar with the man who sent the messages, delivered to him the cash atter it was paid by the bank The career of this man, however, was cut short by his discovery in the Bowery by the very two boys who had carried the messages between the bank and him, He was promptly arrested by the acute and speedy alarm they gave to the police. Now that these pile asim are known to be rife it will be well for all persons to be on their guard, as ere long the villains may be embold. ened by their success to attempt larger :rauds, CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURE, Yesterday afternoon the Jewelry seized from Carl W. Lendberd and Axel B. Normand, alias Eckerman, both Swedes, who fied from Caracas, in Venezuela, on board the steamship Carondelet, and were arrested fr this port last Monday, was turned in to the se:zure room of the Custom House by Deputy Surveyor General Nichols, for appratsement. The arrest of the men was made on a despatch from the Danish Consul at St. Thomas. The prisoners were taken off the said steamer and locked up in this city, but they have since been dis- charged by a Uuited States Commissioner on account of a lack of evidence to extradite them to Venezuela. Nor- mand, it is alleged, was a jeweller in Venezuela, and escaped to avoid paying bis creditors. Londberd is an upholsterer. The jewelry is worth about $2,500, and consists of watches, diamonds, &c, The duty on the same is twenty-five per cent ad valorem. The jowelry, it is claimed, is in transit, and, if so, no duty can be levied on it, and it will be put on some oulgoing vessel, The two men will doubtless proceed to Earope ext weok if not rearrested, THE DUTCH AT THE CENTENNIAL, All the goods sent by the Dutch government for the Centennial have arrived in this city by the steamship W. A. Schotten, lying near Pavonia ferry, New Jersey. The Centennial Commisstoners—Messrz. ©. J. Van der Oudermeulen, Colonel L. C. Van der Kerkwyk and C, Muyskes—have arrived by the Schotten and are now at the Hoffman House, Rear Admiral de Casembroot and Dr, Jonckbroot, who came out here to make prepara- tory arrangements, have returned to Holland, Four. teen men have come out also to superintend the un- packing and placing of the goods in the Exhibition building. They wear the Dutch military cp and com. prise four non-commissioned army officers, foremen und eight workmen. They were sent to i’btladelphia yosterday. There are 912 Packages of goods, weigning about 1,200 tons, which will be sent to Philadelphia by railroad, Every package is marked with the Dutch national colors, so that they are easily recognizable, The goods contain a sample representation of the largest number of Dutch mauutactures and produo- hhons—namely, flax, four and starch, oils, minerals, liqueurs, the celebrated Deventer carpets, the well- kuown Iinen fabrics of Sieldrop, &e. But the chiet at. traction of the Dutch exbibition is the magnificent collection of Duteh paintings. His Majesty the King of Holland has sent four of his most valued pieces, among which is the celebrated “Bull,” ‘by Potter, estimated Lo be worth $22,000 in gold. AN ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT. It ts believed that before the Senate adjourns the Governor will appoint Mr. John F. Ahearn, the ticket agent of the Erie Railway, to the position of Harbor | Master at this port. Mr. Ahearn, it is said, bas had considerable experience in matters pertaining to the shipping interests. anone pomtment is Senator Joun Morrissey, THE STUDENTS’ “RUSH@ The fracas which occurred among students of the College of the City of New York, after the Janior Exhib- ition held a week ago, bas been followed by serious consequences to some of the rioters, Five members of the Sophomore class who got up the mock programme, ticket and banner which incited theconflict have been suspended for an indefinite time. As these were, how. ever, but representatives of the whole clase, it is ra- morea that a petiuon is under preparation for their reinstatement. VETERANS AT THE CENTENNIAL, It is,understood that all of the city volunteer regi. ments which served iu the war will send delegations to the Centennial in the old time uniforms. The firss to move in the matter is the old Fifth Now York, or Duryee Zouaves, A meeting will be held shortly by the Survivors of that gallant command for the purpose of perfecting the necessary organization. Other i- mente will tollow sue I LADIES’ AID SOCIETY. Mr. Hosea B Perkins will deliver a lecture on Mom day evening next in the Methodist Episcopal church, Washington Heights, for the benefit of the Ladies’ Aid Bociety of that locality, MUNICIPAL NOTES. Mayor Wickbam returned home on Thareday night and was at his post Inthe City Hall yesterday, A nam- ber of prominent local politiciang called upon him dur- ing the day, among them Mr. Salem H. Wales, ex-Assem- biyman Oakley, Commissioner Cox and several others. The Mayor has been “swinging around the circle” at Richmond, Va,, and other places, The third house at the City Hall has been almost PMagrity of the ‘boys’’ went to Albany on Monday Dill redacing official salaries in this city. The Alder- prey hot relish the proposition to pay them only per annum, ¢ special committee of the Reard of Alderme= + Broad- | those who urge his ap. | ke wfor that | “seventy-six, ireland, identified; John Ca appointed to confer as to the utilizing of walt water for fires and sanitary purposes will meet again at the city Ballon Monday ‘afternoon. A number of from the House Owners’ Ag sociation of thi th, Eleventh and Seventeenth wards visited the Comptroller's office yesterday. bi 4 have passed resolutions indorsing the bills submitted to the Legislature, and advocating the extonsion of the Comptroller’s term. THE SHIP ONTARIO. A centileman who left the ship Ontario, now ashore on Lang Beach, two miles north of Little Ezg Harbor, N. J,, yesterday morning, stated that the vessel now has thirteen feet of water in her hold, has lost her shoe and her stern pust and will be a total wreck. She has. drifted about 150 yards further im shore and now hes in ten or eleven feet of water. Two steamers and nalf a dozen lighters are at work taking @ her cargo, which will all be saved. At the time the ship struck the weather was bad and’ the sea heavy, the wind blowing halfa gale. At twelve. o'clock on the night of the 8th inst. the captain made Absecom light, and jast an hourand a quarter there- after went ashore @ little north of Little Egg Harbor light, which the skipper very singularly mistook for Barnegat light. As soon as daylight came Captaur Bona, of Station No. 22, went to the rescue of the One tario, and alter two ineffectual attempts to get a line across her finally succeeded, but not until the crew bad all taken to the boats and abandoned Under these circuinstances the line could not be made fast, and was thercfore useless. The boas in which the crew had taken refuge drifted two miles ap the beach, where they wore very gallantly rescues by Cap- ta'n Crane, of Station No. 2 Yesterday afternoon the crew of the Ontario, with the exception of the captarn, first mate, carpenter and steward, who ri ju on board the wreex, arr.ved ia this city, and procecded to the ollices of the owners, Messrs. Grinnell, Minturn & Co, in South street, Those who have arrived will be paid off at the Seaman’s” Exchnnge this aftcraoon at two o'clock. A nuinber of the crew were shipped in London. The total number of oflicers and crew is twenty-seven. Messrs. Grinnell, Minturn & have shande sed the ship and cargo to the underwriters, WiC At BBa2- sented by the Coast Wrecking Company. THE - BROOKLYN DISASTE Measures are being taken to contribute toward a fund to aid the Little Sisters of the Poor to erect a now wing to the building in place of that which was cestroyed. It is also in contemplation to erect a suitable monue ment over the plot at the Cemetery of the Holy Cross wherein the victims of the fire are interred, Coroner Nolan yesterday furnished the following officially cor rected list of the dead, their ages and places of birth: — ‘Theodore Chagot, seventy-five, France; Michael Reilly, ninety-three, Ireland; James Ryan, seventy-six, Ireland; George Donnelly, sixty-nine, Ineland; Here man Englehardt, seventy-two, ee eg James Con- nelly, seventy-one, Troland, identitied; David Gorman, agh, sev- enty-two, Ireland, identified; Peter Kelly, seventy-five, ireland, identified; Edward Farrell, seventy-one, Ireland, identified; Patrick Healy, seventy-two, Ireland, identified; Conrad Linderman, eighty-seven, Germany; Michael Cummings, seventy-cight, Irelands. Jobn Bardon, sixty-six, Ireland, identified; Nicholas Piiter, seventy, Germany; John Conroy, sixty-eight, Ireland; James Mason, seventy-three, Ireland, identi- fied; Matthew Brennan, sixty-eight, Iteland, identidea, RAID ON A DOG PIT. The police of the Second precinct, Jersey City, un- der command of Captain Van Riper, made a raid dur- ing Thursday night on a dog pit, No. 167 Fifteenth street, where a fight between two bulidogs was in progress. The principals in urging on the brutal sport Two hours afterward one of them was missing. An examination of the cell revealed a loose board in the back wall, and the pris- oner was found concealed behind it. He bad been at work in burrowing through the brick wall behind the wooden partition He gave his name as Thomas Taylor, aged twenty-three. The others gave their nines’ as John Rigney, James Rigney, Archibald McCauley and Richard Gorman. The first-named was bakit he Years of age, Justice Davis committed them for tr : WANTED 'TO DIE. When the ferryboat Jersey City, which left tne Cort landt street slip at half-past ten o'clock yesterday forenoon, was in the middle of the river an aged man, whose erratid movements attracted the attention of the passengers, suddenly left the cabin, and rushing to the stern Jumped overboard, The tugboat Petrolia happened to be oa and its crew took the man from the water, though he struggled hard to free him- self from their grasp and siuk. le was landed at Jer~ 8e) Suty and Sone rea to the First ‘inct station, c o his name as Ji nedy, etxty-one and a resident of Union street, est Bergen, je positively declined to state the reasons that im- Hed him to the rash act, but said that he wished he Bad died forty years ago. A MISSING MAN, Gerard Bancker has been missing from his home fa Congress street, Jersey City Heights, since Wednesday Jast, He left bis home at the usual hour that morning and went to his desk at the American News Company's office, in Nassau street. At eight o’clock he left his desk to go to breakfast, since which time he has not been seen. He bad in his possession about $- nd suspicion is entertained that he has been robbed and made away with. He has been in the employ of the American News Company for ten fyi was a sober, steady man, trusted and honored by his employers, He wore dark pants and vest. had a dark chinchilla overcoat and high silk bat, with crape upon it, when last seen leaving the store in Nassau street.- SEARCHING FOR HIDDEN TREASURE, ‘The search for the lost treasure of the ship Mexico, wrecked on the Rockaway beach, off the south shore of Long Island, in the winter of 1835, is now being prosecuted with vigor by the Coast Wrecking Company. They have two schooners in the vicinity engaged in “sweeping,’’ and yesterday they succeeded in fasten. ing upon a portion of the wreck, which was buoyed, A diver then went down and fastened a rope to what proved to be a large anchor of an old pattern. This is the second anchor found. The company fee. c.nfident that they wil recover the treasure, amounts: » 19 somo $500,000, notwithstanding the length of time hat has elapsed since the wreck, and the action ui tuc sea on the shifting sands, ; A COLOSSAL PIECE OF SILVER. The steamship City of Havana, of the Alexandre line, will to-day discharge at pier 3, North River, a block of pure silver weighing 4,500 pounds, which was sent from the Real del Catorce silver mines in Mexico for the Centennial Exhibition. The block was brought over in the special charge of Purser Coney, of the above mentioned steamship. The immense block is consigned to Measrs. Gomez, Pindar & Co., of this city, aifd was shipped at Vera Craz A TRUE LOVER'S END. . Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, was notified yesterday to bold an inquest over the body of.an Italian named George Dirigo, aged thirty-one years, who died from the effects of a pistolshot wound in the head, at the residence of his brother, No, 348 Atlantic street, Dirigo sho} bimseit wo weeks ago, but lingered in ‘cut pain till yesterday, Disappointed love impelled fim to take his life. STATEN ISLAND ELECTIONS. Jacob Hatfield, the republican candidate for Trustee at the recent election in Port Richmond, S. 1., claima to have been elected by a majority of four, in conse- quence of throwing out seven informal ballots cast for to have been elect i; beon sworn in Justice Mid ok, and Hatfield threatens to to the courty. PANIC IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL, Yesterday forenoon, while the pupils in the pri. mary department of Pablic School No. 4 were engaged in their studios, a portion of the ceiling feliin. A panic ensued immediately, and the children rushed for the doors, The smaller ones were thrown down, tram- pled on and more or less injured. Many attempted to climb to the windows, but were unable, on account of the height of the latter from the floor.’ Six of the ebil- dren were severely injured by being trampled on, TRAINS FOR WORKINGMEN, Should the new elevated railway system about to be introduced on an extensive scale be carried into eflect with all the provisions intended to be applied an in- estimable boon will be conferred on the working classes, Tho proportion of tenement houses has. greatly increased within tho last ten years, consequent upon the advance in real estate, and the result has been ‘fn alarming huddiing together of people, followed by all the pernicious effects which such a state of affairs generally brings about. It is sald that a single ward has a tenant population twice that of Boston. One good resuit anticipated from the new will be to extend the population a wider field, It is understood that traing for the working classes will be run at low fares between the hours of half-paas five and balf-past seven A. My ._ (CONTINTED ON NINTH PAGE} ‘, over